Christopher and Kathleen | ID# 1610058

Dear Expectant Mother:

Hi there! We have found this letter tricky to
start writing because we’ve struggled to know exactly what to say. We want to give you a genuine sense of who we
are, but in a way, it feels stressful like when waiting to be picked for the team
in school or trying to win a popularity contest. Despite that bit of anxiety, we are also excited.
We believe we are as ready as we can be
to welcome a child into our lives. After
15 years of marriage, we have developed a strong family foundation and a
balanced life. We look forward to being
chosen by a birth mom and raising her child, and we know that when the time is
right, God will work it all out in the best way for each of us. You might be sure that choosing adoption is right
for you, or maybe you haven’t made up your mind yet. Either way, we appreciate the time you spend
getting to know us a little bit better.

Both of us love being outdoors. Some of our favorite memories together have
taken place outside. We met in the late
fall through friends at our church. We
fondly remember sitting for hours outside their apartment after everyone else
had gone home, talking and shivering in the crisp night air as we got to know
each other better. We enjoy winter, especially the Christmas season. For as long as we’ve been married, we have gone
to a local tree farm to cut down our Christmas tree. Each year, we walk though the fields of trees
trying to find the perfect one before the sun sets. In every season, we regularly take walks or
hike. We love to be out in the sun and
fresh air as much as we can. Planting
and caring for flowers and trees on our property during spring and summer is fun
for both of us. When we get away, we enjoy
going to the beach during the summer, and Walt Disney World is one of our
favorite places to vacation (even without kids as an excuse to go!) Lucky for
us, we now have a relative who moved close to Disney, making it even easier and
more enticing to go visit.

Our faith is the highest priority in our
lives, and everything else flows from that each day. It is the foundation for
our marriage and the mission behind our work.
We will certainly teach our child to understand the basis of our faith,
and hope that it will help shape his or her character and choices in life. We
believe that a parent’s job is to give a child “roots and wings,” giving them a
strong foundation and teaching them to be able to live their life well when
they are grown. Also, it is our job to be sure that they know they are always
loved, without fail. We will do our best to honor the choice that you make, and
we will not take lightly the trust you place in us to love and raise your
child.